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2:00 PM ET, January 16, 2007

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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama takes 1st step in presidential bid  —  WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) said Tuesday he is taking the initial step in a presidential bid that could make him the nation's first black to occupy the White House.  —  Obama announced on his Web site …
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Christi Parsons / Chicago Tribune:
Obama takes first step in White House bid  —  WASHINGTON — In an announcement weighted with history and moment, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), who less than three years ago was serving in the Illinois Senate, declared today his intention to run for president.  "As many of you know …
Lynn Sweet / sweet:
Sweet blog scoop: Obama morning conference call with supporters to announce White House run.  —  Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) are being told this morning there will be an 11 a.m. Chicago time conference call.  Expected to be discussed is Obama filing papers to officially launch his 2008 White House run.
WMAQ-TV:
Obama Staffers: Senator Will File Presidential Papers
Discussion: QandO and CNN Political Ticker
Sameer N. Yacoub / Associated Press:
U.N.: 34,452 Iraq civilians killed in '06  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Nearly 35,000 civilians were killed last year in Iraq, the United Nations said Tuesday, a sharp increase from the numbers reported previously by the Iraqi government.  —  Gianni Magazzeni, the chief of the U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq …
Discussion: The Sundries Shack and Don Surber
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Kim Gamel / Associated Press:
U.N.: 34,000 Iraqis killed last year
Discussion: The New Editor and Democrats.com
CNN:   Bombs kill 65 at Baghdad university
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
51% of Women Are Now Living Without Spouse  —  For what experts say is probably the first time, more American women are living without a husband than with one, according to a New York Times analysis of census results.  —  In 2005, 51 percent of women said they were living without a spouse …
Associated Press:
Castro Reportedly in Grave Condition  —  MADRID, Spain (AP) — Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro is in "very grave" condition after three failed operations and complications from an intestinal infection, a Spanish newspaper said Tuesday.  —  The newspaper El Pais cited two unnamed sources …
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Guardian:
Castro prognosis 'very grave' after failed surgery
Discussion: The Corner
USA Today:
An appalling threat  —  In the sorry mess that is the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba, one often-ignored element shows the American system at its best.  About 500 U.S. lawyers have volunteered to represent terror suspects held there, surely an unpopular task.
Discussion: NO QUARTER
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Washington Post:
Some at Guantanamo Mark 5 Years in Limbo
Discussion: Balkinization and The Heretik
Robin Toner / New York Times:
Democrats Seek the Middle on Social Issues  —  The promise may not outlast their political honeymoon, but Democratic Congressional leaders say they are committed to governing from the center, and not just on bread-and-butter issues like raising the minimum wage or increasing aid for education.
progressivestates.org:
Stop the Escalation in Iraq  —  To: Legislators, Staff, and Interested Parties  —  From: Progressive States Network  —  Re: Preventing Escalation in Iraq  —  This LegAlert discusses the President's proposed escalation in Iraq, its implications for states and the nation …
fmqb.com:
Kucinich: Congress To Take On FCC  —  Over the weekend, the National Conference for Media Reform was held in Memphis, TN, with a number of notable speakers on hand for the event.  Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) made an surprise appearance at the convention to announce that he would be heading …
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Examiner:
Yeas and Nays: Tuesday, Jan. 16  —  WASHINGTON - Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin cover people, power and politics in the beltway each weekday.  Email them at yan@dcexaminer.com .  —  Little to head WHCA's big night  —  He does a mean Ronald Reagan impersonation and his imitation of Richard Nixon is legendary.
Fox News:
FORMER U.N. OIL-FOR-FOOD CHIEF BENON SEVAN INDICTED OVER BRIBES FROM SADDAM'S REGIME  —  Benon Sevan.  —  Former U.N. Oil-for-Food chief Benon Sevan has been indicted in New York federal court for allegedly taking bribes under the program from Saddam Hussein's regime, U.S. authorities announced Tuesday.
John F. Burns / New York Times:
Second Iraq Hanging Also Went Awry  —  Iraq's turbulent effort to reckon with the violence of its past took another macabre turn on Monday when the execution of Saddam Hussein's half brother ended with the hangman's noose decapitating him after he dropped through the gallows trapdoor.
Washington Post:
Burden Set to Shift On Balanced Budget  —  When he takes the House rostrum next week for the State of the Union address, President Bush will list among his goals a balanced federal budget, a shift for a president who has presided over record deficits while aggressively cutting taxes.
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
Choice of Martinez sparks GOP rebellion  —  Rebellion is brewing among conservatives on the Republican National Committee over President's Bush's attempt to "impose" Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida as "general chairman" of the party, who favors "amnesty" for illegal aliens.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Michael Slackman / New York Times:
Rice Speaks Softly in Egypt, Avoiding Democracy Push  —  In the days before Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with officials in Egypt, the news media here were filled with stories detailing charges of corruption, cronyism, torture and political repression.
 
 
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
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Mike Glover / Associated Press:
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Los Angeles Times:
Iraq edges closer to Iran, with or without the U.S.
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New York Sun:
Enemy in Our Back Yard  —  Iran is moving aggressively …
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Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
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Washington Wire:
Grumbling in the Ranks  —  Vocal opposition to President's …
Washington Post:
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